The Border Security Force (BSF) also played an active part in countering the threat from Pakistani drones during Operation Sindoor and held the fort during ceasefire violations along the border. The counter-unmanned systems of the BSF were also deployed and integrated into the air defence network of the armed forces in neutralising the drones, Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said during a media briefing on Monday.The counter-unmanned systems of the BSF were also deployed and integrated into the air defence network of the armed forces in neutralising the drones, Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said during a media briefing on Monday.
BSF personnel, from the top levels to the last man on the border outposts, were actively involved in the conduct of the operation, he added.
A BSF official, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imteyaz ws killed in action during cross border shelling.
Termed as the first line of defence, BSF is responsible for the peace time management of the International Border with Pakistan as well as Bangladesh. It is also co-deployed with the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. BSF’ Western Command, headquartered at Chandigarh, is tasked for deployment and operations along the border with Pakistan. It is divided into five frontiers – Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab, which are responsible of the International Border, and Jammu and Kashmir Frontiers that are responsible for deployment along the LoC.
Each frontier is head by an officer of the rank of Inspector General and has several battalions under it, which maintain a network of border outposts in their respective sector.
Over the past few years, the BSF has been facing the challenge of smuggling narcotics and weapons from Pakistan through drones.
